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John William Dryden 1913 – 1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Jan 1913

Birth Location: Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand

Death Date: 09 May 1975

Death Location: Okato, New Zealand

Father: Joseph Dryden

Mother: Ellen DOOLE

Spouse(s): Kathleen Miller

Children(s): Janet Dryden, Colleen Dryden

John William Dryden was born in 1913 in Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand, the child of Joseph Dryden and Ellen (Nellie) DOOLE. John William Dryden married Kathleen Miller, and had children including Janet Dryden, Colleen Dryden. John William Dryden passed away in 1975 in Okato, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • John William Dryden was born in 1913 in Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand, the child of Joseph Dryden and Ellen (Nellie) DOOLE.
  • John William Dryden married Kathleen Miller, and had children including Janet Dryden, Colleen Dryden.
  • John William Dryden passed away in 1975 in Okato, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Dryden's Ancestors

Self
John Dryden
1913 – 1975
Birth Place: Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand
Parents
Joseph Dryden
1874 – 1930
West Tairei, Otago, New Zealand
Ellen ((Nellie)) DOOLE
1889 – 1968
Waverley, Wanganui, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Grandparents
William (Glen) Dryden
1837 – 1912
Monikie, Edinburgh, Scotland
Margaret McDonald
1838 – 1917
John Doole
1839 – 1927
St Mary Stoke, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Jane (Frances) Old
1850 – 1934
New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Dryden
1800 – 1883
Mary Donald
1798 – 1861
Alexander McDonald
Elizabeth Low
William Doole
1809 – 1875
Harriet Wolton
1803 – 1888
John Old
1821 – 1896
Mary Knuckey
1829 – 1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Dryden
James DONALD
1773 –
Mary SPENCE
Daniel Doole
1773 – 1847
Elizabeth Smith
1775 – 1811
John Wolton
1767 –
Margaretta Naunton
1771 –
Richard Old
1790 – 1871
Jane Liddicoat
1794 – 1854
Nicholas Knuckey
1807 – 1850
Zenobia Odgers
1808 – 1874

John Dryden's Descendants

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John (William) Dryden (01 Jan 1913 – 09 May 1975) m. Kathleen Miller (17 Aug 1925 – )
  1. 1. Janet Dryden (28 Jul 1950 – ) m. Christopher Bolderson
  2. 2. Colleen Dryden (27 Mar 1953 – )

John Dryden's Timeline

3 Records

1913
01 Apr 1913
Birth of John William Dryden in Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand
Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand
1913
01 Jan 1913
Birth of John William Dryden in Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand
Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand
1975
09 May 1975
Age 62
Death of John William Dryden in Okato, New Zealand
Okato, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1913
    Event Place: Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1913
    Event Place: Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 May 1975
    Event Place: Okato, New Zealand

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